Sick as a dog!

Hey guys, had to throw out a quick update and let you guys know I couldn't finish a few of the updates I wanted to get on the website today. I got hit bad by allergies yesterday, and today has been a horror (shouldn't have taken the meds...). Benadryl just knocked me out and just makes me feel a thousand times crappier.

I'm working on a Member Rankings spreadsheet which will be clickable on the homepage. The sheet will include everyones rank as well as medals earned. We have a few other fun additions coming as well!

The DLC is available today, and sadly I most likely won't be able to hop on and check it out tonight. I was reading up on it and here's a cool bit of info I got on them:

The Wasteland Bullet map is for big games while the Vekta Cruiser is meant for smaller matches. By the sound of it, both maps are incredibly fun and awesome looking. Wasteland Bullet includes some dangerous elements that can kill you, not just turrets and opposing forces, but moving lights and a gap between trains! Both maps look awesome and I am pumped to get on them this weekend.

Hope you guys are all feeling well, be sure to stay away from that swine flu (hope I don't have that?!!) I'll be a chippery fiend by tomorrow afternoon once I'm done with what I am expecting to be a hellish day of work. See you guys on!

Promotion Week: Clan Co-Leader

Please play this video along with reading this post & scroll slowly down the page for full effect, thanks.




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- [thnx] FurySlayer47 -

To aide our clan to greatness as Clan Co-Leader!

For serving with us even before the incarnation of [thnx] clan, providing incredible leadership and efforts in recruiting, and overall being one of the most peaceful kids to ever play Killzone 2, It is with great honor I hand this promotion over!

[thnx] Clan Version 1.3

What's up everyone! Let me start off by saying I've been re-organizing my basement the past few days and haven't found any time to hop online. I will hopefully be getting on very soon, if not tonight even!

In addition, a bit of my time this past weekend was taken up by organizing this little addition for the clan:




Ah, yes! Another spreadsheet! Well, here it is, one of our major updates for the clan this week: Our very own [thnx] Clan Medals system! There are four medals available to earn in [thnx] clan, all of which are incredibly difficult to achieve and ask for some serious, stand-out accomplishments. Here is some important information I may add to a separate spreadsheet in the future:

• Each medal can only be awarded one time to any member at any given time.
• As is outlined on the sheet, each medal is awarded by the combined decision of both the Leader and the Co-Leader.
• If a Leader or Co-Leader are not present at the time of significant accomplishment in the game, for instance the Medal of Honor, but a majority of members recommend that a player receive the medal, a descriptive outline of the event must be sent to the Leader or Co-Leader to critical review.
• The Leader & Co-Leader are ineligible for three of the four general medals and are in turn awarded for their rank the four highest honor leadership medals.
• If a Leader or Co-Leader ever leave the clan, are demoted, or choose to resign, their "Loyalty/Duty" badge will remain attached to their name, no matter what, to acknowledge their time as a Leader. Each of the three power related badges will be taken away and the potential for a Purple Heart will be considered. The details for the Purple Heart are outlined on the sheet.

In other news, please welcome ItsAllCur to the clan! I hadn't realized he joined the clan until a few days ago, so he just missed my last post on the new members...but, nevertheless he's on the roster and good to go! A few of us had a chance to play with him and he is really a cool guy to have in the clan. Great job to the Officers FurySlayer47 & SmokingAces21 for their expert recruiting these past few days!

And that should be it! I may be forgetting to add something here, but that is all I've got for now. More updates after tomorrow! Reminder that the Co-Leader announcement is tomorrow, Wednesday, at 8:30 P.M. EST!

Big updates coming this week...

Hey guys, not much to update tonight but a boat load of updates are coming this week for the clan, so get ready!

Due to our officers fine work out there, we've got a few new people added to the clan roster. Welcome to the clan!

1) gweven

2) Joinc

3) FrOgGiE814u



If you are wondering why your rank hasn't been updated on the Member Rankings list, rest assured, all is well and taken care of. We are experiencing some serious changes to the list and the updates will be coming this week.

We've got the Steal & Titanium maps coming out soon which I for one am absolutely purchasing, so hopefully some of you guys will as well! It is $5.99 on the PS store, so start stashing away that lunch money!

Oh, yeah!...

HUGE UPDATE WEDNESDAY, 8:30 P.M. EST

There will be no Officer promotions this week, sorry guys! Instead, we will be promoting a member to the status of Co-Leader for the clan. The player has been chosen based on many factors as well as input from fellow players. See you then!

Additionally, we have a few treats lined up this week for clan members to indulge in! All updates will be made in the following days, so keep checking back here! See you guys on the game!

Officer Promotion Week: SmokingAces21

A long overdue promotion, SmokingAces21 has proven himself beyond a doubt to carry the leadership flag for [thnx] clan! Mending the requirements list, very rarely will a player be able to exceed requirements with sheer attitude and conduct. Smoking has proven to be a truly great comrade, adhering to his activeness and ability to recruit players and maintain an extremely positive attitude! For this I have allowed an exception to the requirements list and granted SmokingAces21 an Officer Star (Silver star to be added to Officer Requirements list, excludes WO1 requirements) for showing true passion and interest in leading with our clan. Thank you, Smoking!

Oh, where but for elitism would I...

So, as some of you may know, we bid farewell to three members of [thnx] clan this week:

1) C_M3_Ki11_U

2) TigerKingTony

3) CentralSlash

A few of you may be a bit disheartened at the fact that, yes, these players were some of our best skilled. But as we all know in the great, vast world of video games,being a great player does not always come with having a great attitude.

My friends, I've come across elitist gamers ever since I was a little baby boy in the gaming world; The sorry saps who claim a video game identity to that of being the extremely disliked co-worker whom everyone wishes would be struck by lightning before work. The players who strip the fun out of gaming and in place put a staple for competitiveness, nasty attitudes, and an extreme case of elitism to boot. The mindset carries through like a virus to all sorts of areas of the geek world. In artistry in general, comic books, video games, music, reading...Sadly, there are extremely peaceful geeks, and then there are the geeks who feel they have the answer for us at all times, they are the right ones, the "Godly" gamers/"Intelligent" comic book readers/"Brilliant" painters/"Incredible" artists/"Stupendous" music fans etc, they are the ELITISTS!!

You have to love how long they've been around also!

With that I give you a brief reasoning behind our friends leaving: Long story short, late Saturday night, we were tricked by a truly evil clan into losing 10 valor to start. On top of this, we were then tricked into scheduling a clan match with them for Sunday night/Monday morning at 12:45 A.M. Seeing no chance for many members to be able to make it to the clan war, we decided to chalk it up as a loss. Our three friends didn't.

Two of them proceeded to stay up for the 12:45 A.M. call that Monday morning without informing any other members. Losing the clan war for which nobody else cared to play, the members could not deal with the loss and my "F'ing terrible leadership" and decided to break away from us, beginning a new clan immediately. With them bringing their third little toadie.

In the end we learn a good lesson on recruiting. Try to stay sharp on a players attitude. For the record, I recruited this batch of low lives, and I'll do my best to prevent it from happening again. We have to weed out the elitists from the peacefuls in the future, and I do beleve with our current crew we have found some phenominally peaceful people!

This post could be incredibly long today but I will keep it short. I won't go into details on all of these awesome new update, but feel free to check google for information on this sweet ass news for Killzone 2:

1) New patch releasing this week: Patch 1.24, contains a boatload of fixes

2) DLC maps priced at $5.99 ($%!@!!!)

3) 12 New Trophies added! Need the map pack to get some of them OF COURSE!!

Here are the trophies detailed because I just KNOW you want to see them:

Wasteland Medic - Revive 5 allies in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Engineer - Repair 5 objects in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Tactician - 5 allies spawn on your spawn grenade in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Saboteur - Kill 5 enemies while disguised in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Scout - Kill 5 enemies while cloaked in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Assault - Boost 5 times in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Cruiser Medic - Revive 5 allies in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Engineer - Repair 5 objects in Vekta Cruiserin a round.

Cruiser Tactician - 5 allies spawn on your spawn grenade in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Saboteur - Kill 5 enemies while disguised in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Scout - Kill 5 enemies while cloaked in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Assault - Boost 5 times in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

On Clan Wars...

I've been getting a number of questions concerning our ability to challenge clans, and when this will happen. I, like the rest of you, am extremely excited to get on the battlefield and take down some opposing clans, and we can absolutely get into that right away!

[thnx] clan is still just a baby. We've only begun recruiting less than two weeks ago, and the clan remains fairly small despite our valiant efforts in recruiting players. We have 13 current members, 7-10 of which are extremely active and online when we need them. I figure the most effective way of gaining a Clan War is to just challenge a clan on the spot while soldiers are online.

In addition, our Officers have the power to challenge clans as well. Keep this in mind; When you are playing and are passionate about having a clan war, be sure to ask an officer if they would be willing to challenge a clan.

Hopefully, very soon, we can sart to get things rolling in the Clan War world! We just need to get our feat wet once, and the ball will be rolling. I have to figure out how the system works to begin with! (all it says is "Challenge Clan", I have no clue what the game modes allowed are, time constraints, friendly fire, etc.)

If you want to play in a Clan War, just remain active and online! We are sure to be having one very soon, whether big or small!

Quick update!

Hey guys, about to hop on the game soon actually so I just wanted to throw this out there:



Above is a quick update to the Requirements for Officer Status in [thnx] Clan. I've decided it better to leave out some aspects of the original spreadsheet, which I found unnecessary to being a leader in recruiting and guiding soldiers for the clan.

In other news, the DLC has a slated release date of April 30th for the United States. So, that leaves us with a little under 14 days until we are given some brand new maps and, hopefully, some suprise updates!

New Members, New updtes, and the KZ2 DLC news!

Well, first and foremost I think you guys will want to see THIS:



Click Here for the nice widescreen, YouTube HD version!

The above video is showcasing what we have all been waiting for: Some new DLC for KZ2! I actually missed this live on G4 when it aired last week, but luckily youtube exists in this world. Looks pretty awesome, hopefully we get some updates to the game as well (rankings, badges)...a patch is definitely due for some of those aspects. The maps do look awesome, though, and apparently they will be free! Yes, free. At least, according to Gamefaqs members who have translated some websites with information on them. The tranlastions imply that they will be free, but this is all stretching speculation at this point. We'll just have to wait and see!

We have many new members to say THANKS! to! Please welcome to our beloved clan the following awesome people:

-brickwalker0
-TigerKingTony
-Fawnsdbest
-QueensWalk1tOut
-Stormtrooper626
-clyde30
-Carolina17_5

Congratulations and a big warm welcome to all of the new members! Hope you guys have a fun stay in Thanks clan! Impotant to note is our new member, QueensWalk1tOut, is actually the co-founder of [thnx] clan, as well as the originator of the "THANKS!" lingo. Should he eventually be the official co-leader of the clan? We'll just have to let him prove himself worthy first ;)!


In other news I have a great idea for the clan after someone abruptly quit without notice. The "Hall of Shame" of [thnx] clan! Our good friend cubanracer82 suddenly up and left our clan for reasons I can only speculate on. When cuban joined, he had a real compeitive attitude, and likewise gave of a very sketchy vibe. Well, low ad behold, he left the clan and deleted me from his friends list the other day. I guess being nice to someone and inviting them to your clan can really cause some major frustrations! Well, the Hall of Shame shall be inducted shortly with it's star studded member in the top spot!

That is all! I'm incredibly tired and have to wake up incredibly early tomorrow. More updates soon!

Revisions, Brand New Ranking System & More!

Hey guys. We have a few updates and changes which I am sure most every member will be happy about!


Firstly, a brand new element to our clan has been added. The official "Soldiers of the Army" ranking system exclusive only to [thnx] clan members, a big THANKS! for that one!

I'm sure you guys will have fun with this one. The ranking system applies to all members, which brings me to my next point: [thnx] clan began as a friendly, fun-loving clan and so it shall stay. Recently, a player was denied the privelage of joining our fantastic legion when I, regrettably, judged him solely on a match we played. Never should any player be judged solely on his or her skill in order to join Thanks! No matter how good the player, we are judged here solely on our attitude within the clan. If you decide to be a neusance, you can bet the biggest n00b in KZ2 will take your spot in [thnx] clan fast!



So, the ranking system is now in place and with it will come some regulatory measures. Most importantly to note, depending on the competitive severity of a given Clan War, members chosen for each war will be picked solely by their ranking within the clan. Again, this is only if a challenged clan holds a threatening rank. Only the best troops are sent forth for the hardest battles, so to speak.


Next bit of information on this ranking system:

-Officers: Your Warrant Officer rank will sit directly beside your SotA rank on our member listing. The Lt-Gen, MG, & GA ranks can either be achieved within our ranking system, or the game's "Top %" system. Other than that, your Warrant Rank is seperate from your SotA rank, and you rank up just like any Soldier within the clan.


-All Members: All members MUST inform me of a rank change in the system. I cannot keep track of everyone's experience in game, so please; If you level up in rank, either message Travers on PSN, or send an e-mail to TANDTboy77@aol.com

Also updated the Officer Rankings Spreadsheet, so no one is confused, here is the new one:



I am still working on the member rankings list for the side-bar, should be updated very soon.


With that, have a great Easter everyone! I probably won't be updating much this weekend, I expect to be pretty busy. Enjoy your weekend guys!!

Major Update for [thnx] Clan members!!!

Behold! Our very own [thnx] Clan Ranking System!!





Here is our official ranking system package! The system applies to those that have achieved the rank of Officer already, and are looking to continue their glorious uprising. Over time, I am confident most every active member will be able to achieve the basic requirements for Officer status....thus, we have a more meaningful honor system at hand!



The ranking system is comprised of five seperate levels of honor. Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) being the lowest (achieved immediately upon becoming an Officer), and Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5) being the highest. Much like in the U.S. Army...well, exactly like in the U.S. Army actually! The system is strictly based on player statistics.



If you guys have any questions about the honor system, let me know!

Officer Promotion Week: FurySlayer47

FurySlayer47 has officially earned the privelage of being a right hand man in THANKS clan! I have been playing with Fury for a while, and like all of our members he is active, awesome, and a great player. Above all of this he has also achieved every requirement on the Officer requirements list. Congratulations, Fury!

Good luck to everyone else in the clan that wishes to become an Officer. Keep kicking ass on the battlefield!

Officer Promotions coming...

Promotions! It is now official: If a member is being promoted to the rank of Officer, it will occurr on the Wednesday of that week, 8:30 P.M. EST.




Well, it is Wednesday, and a member is being promoted to Officer tonight and it will be known to all. Most likely this will not be happening every single wednesday, but if in fact a member has garnered this spectacular achievement, it will be announced the Wednesday of that week.



With that, we have some prospective members trying out soon! I made a post on GameFAQs.com and recieved some positive feedback from ineterested players. I will be trying them out, hopefully, soon and we may in fact have some fresh members!!

"Major Killzone 2 Announcement" Coming this week!!!

For all of us here at THANKS clan, Guerilla Games has decided to give us all some kind of special treatment for being such a kick ass clan. Supposedly there will be a "major announcement" for Killzone 2 this Thursday, March 9th at 12:30 A.M. EST on Gametrailers TV on G4!

Here's the link to the official trailer:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47664.html

Here's hoping we get an update to the ranking/badge system!!!

In other news; I'm hoping everyone is OK with the Officer reuirements...if you are having some serious trouble with anything, or are personally pissed that you aren't an officer, please let me know!! I really want this to be a fun thing to achieve, not something for people to get angry over. Let me know!

No clan wars/tournaments lined up. Still working on recruiting worthy members. That is all, over and out, go pwn some n00bs peace THANKS!

Huge, ridiculous, awesome update for clan members

As you all know, there is an option for me to promote clan members to the status of "Officer" in [thnx] clan. Well, I could do this for each and every member, but then it would defeat the purpose for us all! So, I've decided to give everyone a chance at earning the title instead!

The most important thing which will set officers apart from members is their activeness, chillness, peacefulness and overall attitude and responsibility within the clan. Even if you have everything on this list fulfilled, the Officer status will be reserved for those who are more than just great statistics!

Officer status gives you the ability to challenge other clans for clan matches, accept challenges from other clans, and also the ability to invite players to the clan for member status. You also get a star symbol next to your name signifying your status in the clan!

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